Louisiana has become the first state with a Democratic governor to pass a law eliminating the $300-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit created by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Under the new...more
After months of deadlock, a $900 billion stimulus package promises direct payments, unemployment benefits and small business aid. On December 27, President Trump signed into law a $900 billion COVID relief package and a...more
Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more
More than half of the states have started to lift restrictions to re-open businesses or have similar plans to re-open in the next few weeks. This mass re-opening, coupled with the fact that some employees at home are...more
Over the past three weeks, 16 million unemployment claims have been filed, and more are on the horizon. As questions and concerns surrounding unemployment benefits continue, so does guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the last three weeks—approximately 10% of the domestic workforce. This unprecedented number has challenged our unemployment...more
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a series of guidances to assist employers and employees in understanding the unemployment provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The...more
Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published two separate guidance documents, Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) 15-20 and 16-20, which provide information related to two separate programs...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2.2 trillion package included various provisions increasing and expanding unemployment insurance benefits...more
On March 27, 2020, the House passed the third and largest of stimulus packages, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the Act), or the CARES Act, to help large and small businesses, individuals and families...more